All the snow has turned to water
Mar. 14th, 2019 09:11 pmThe Bomb-Ass Cyclone died down relatively early last night. Before it did, it left a legacy of record-breaking windspeed and pressure.
I was lucky and never lost power, and did not have any trees fall on anything I own. Several of my coworkers were not so lucky, though everyone's okay.
Today there was a lot of "What blizzard?!" joking, and indeed at first glance today looked like just another normal day-after-a-snow-day. But when I stepped outside this morning everything was covered in a thick glaze of ice, and every tree, post, and building was frosted with frozen snow on the windward side, all the way to the top. It reminded me a bit of the water marks left on trees after a flood, in a weird way.
It was a very slippery walk to work (I'd have taken the bus but the route starts much farther out where many roads are still closed, and so it was very delayed), and I nearly regretted not getting my YakTrax out of my bag several times. A lot melted throughout the day, so the walk home was a game of "Is that water or ice? Let's not find out!" I have managed to remain upright.
The weather's supposed to be much less exciting for the foreseeable future. It's forecast to get to nearly 50degF this weekend, which means I'll get to go on a much-needed bike ride.
I was lucky and never lost power, and did not have any trees fall on anything I own. Several of my coworkers were not so lucky, though everyone's okay.
Today there was a lot of "What blizzard?!" joking, and indeed at first glance today looked like just another normal day-after-a-snow-day. But when I stepped outside this morning everything was covered in a thick glaze of ice, and every tree, post, and building was frosted with frozen snow on the windward side, all the way to the top. It reminded me a bit of the water marks left on trees after a flood, in a weird way.
It was a very slippery walk to work (I'd have taken the bus but the route starts much farther out where many roads are still closed, and so it was very delayed), and I nearly regretted not getting my YakTrax out of my bag several times. A lot melted throughout the day, so the walk home was a game of "Is that water or ice? Let's not find out!" I have managed to remain upright.
The weather's supposed to be much less exciting for the foreseeable future. It's forecast to get to nearly 50degF this weekend, which means I'll get to go on a much-needed bike ride.
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